Where does “wart” come from?

wart (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ward, from Proto-Germanic wardaz, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wardguard, guardian
2Proto-Germanicwardazturned; turned toward; facing; Alternative form...
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →